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The flexibility of virtual clinics
Virtual clinics in ophthalmology are typically associated with glaucoma and medical retina, where they are now a well-established part of the landscape. The availability of an ophthalmic electronic patient record (EPR) makes the deployment and management of virtual clinics much...Profile of a tertiary referral oculoplastics service in the UK
The provision of safe and effective ophthalmic care to large patient populations has always been challenging. Severe restrictions of outpatient clinical activity due to the COVID-19 crisis has compounded this problem, with 26,800 appointments cancelled in our unit in the...ESCRS 2023: Heidelberg Engineering: Mastering Vision Precision: Enhancing IOL Power Prediction with High-Resolution Anterior Segment Imaging
10 September 2023
Mastering Vision Precision: Enhancing IOL Power Prediction with High-Resolution Anterior Segment Imaging
Review of Ophthalmology, 4th Edition
2 April 2025
| Asha Vanzara
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EYE - General
Friedman, Trattler and Kaiser present the fourth edition of Review of Ophthalmology; an easily approachable textbook aimed at medical students and ophthalmology trainees which is optimally designed to promote knowledge recall. The contents of the book are broadly divided into...
Use of a smartphone repair microscope for microsurgical suturing simulation
5 August 2020
| Tom Sherman, Salman Waqar
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EYE - General
Suturing ocular tissues under microscopic guidance is a skill that has declined in frequency, with the majority of cataract operations being sutureless. With the recent COVID-19 outbreak, training opportunities in theatre have declined further, given elective surgery cancellations. Subsequently, trainees...
PRPF31-related retinitis pigmentosa and asymptomatic carriers
1 March 2024
| Ian Reekie
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal
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FST, PRPF31, RP11, Retinitis pigmentosa, asymptomatic carriers, non-penetrance
The authors present a study of 21 patients with variants in the PRPF31 gene classified as pathogenic or likely pathogenic. These variants are caused by autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (RP-11). Between January 2020 and November 2021 patients underwent tests of...
Amblyopia risk factors detected at screening
The aim of this study was to assess amblyopia prevalence in a population of 299 adolescents aged 10-14 years who were screened for risk factors at pre-school age using photoscreening. Eighty-three had screening at one-year-old, 94 at preschool age and...Study calls for thorough investigation of patients with early signs of retinal vascular disease
Patients with the eye condition Paracentral Acute Middle Maculopathy (PAMM) would benefit from further investigation, as their risk of heart attacks and strokes may be greater than previously shown, suggests a new study led by researchers at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.Imaging without a slit-lamp, more Google Glass news and strabismus humour
Pinterest Many of you will know about this site that organises collections of mostly graphical information. It’s used heavily for fashion, recipes and cupcakes. Well, it seems it has also become quite a useful resource for ophthalmology, optometry and related...What's trending Aug/Sep 2020
5 August 2020
| Stephanie Chiu
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EYE - General
Life, at least from headlines, is certainly awakening again. #DominicCummings #Specsavers #BarnardCastleeyetest In one of the bizarre developments of #coronaviruslife, Dominic Cummings, Boris Johnson’s most senior advisor, claimed he drove to Barnard Castle from Durham to test his eyesight. He...
Moorfields at Stratford opens new operating theatres for eye surgery
Moorfields Eye Hospital has welcomed the first patients for surgery at its new hub in Stratford.Developments in retinal pigmentation measurement and the hopes of an equitable future
4 August 2025
| Nima John Ghadiri, Abraham Olvera-Barrios, Anand Rajesh
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EYE - Vitreo-Retinal, EYE - Imaging
Our AI & Oculomics co-editor, Nima Ghadiri, sat down with Abraham Olvera-Barrios from Moorfields and Anand Rajesh from the University of Washington to discuss their recent international study into retinal pigmentation and its wider clinical, technological and academic applications. Can...
